Where does “ʰuvāpa” come from?

ʰuvāpa (Old Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian HhuHā́pah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HsuHápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

Ancestry of “ʰuvāpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHhuHā́pahgood (in works), masterly, creativity
2Proto-Indo-IranianHsuHápaswell created; artistic; doing good work
3Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “ʰuvāpa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu- →